#1Jessa Crispin
born 1978American literary critic, editor of Bookslut
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Jessa Crispin leads the list, covered in 7 languages. Second place goes to the landscape architect Daniel Ray Hull, third to Rex Darling. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1890, Daniel Ray Hull is the first name on record, and Jessa Crispin, born in 1978, the most recent.

Jessa Crispin leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Daniel Ray Hull (6) and Rex Darling (2).
#1American literary critic, editor of Bookslut
Births peak in the 1890s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Share of Lincoln Township’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.